UNITED KINGDOM'S (BARRY KOWAL)TOP ALBUMS OF 1979
No.-Album-Artist-Peak Month 1 PARALLEL LINES-BLONDIE-FEBRUARY 2232 2 MANILOW MAGIC-BARRY MANILOW-March 2140 3 OFF THE WALL-MICHAEL JACKSON-October 1574 4 REGATTA DE BLANC-POLICE-October 1458 5 BREAKFAST IN AMERICA-SUPERTRAMP-August 1260 6 DISCOVERY-ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA-June 1160 7 OUTLANDOS D'AMOUR-POLICE-October 1066 8 VOULEZ VOUS-Abba-May 1064 9 SPIRITS HAVE FLOWN-Bee Gees-March 862 10 GREATEST HITS VOLUME 2-Abba-November 860 11 New Boots And Panties-Ian Dury & Blockheads-February 854 12 I Am-Earth,Wind & Fire-August 804 13 Greatest Hits-Rod Stewart-December 760 14 Armed Forces-Elvis Costello And The Attractions-January 756 15 The Very Best Of Leo Sayer-Leo Sayer-May 734 16 Bat Out Of Hell-Meat Loaf-August 696 17 Replicas-Tubeway Army-July 676 18 The Best Disco Album In The World-Various Artists-August 672 19 Last The Whole Night Long-Jmes Last-June 646 20 A Single Man-Elton John-January 604 21 C'est Chic-Chic-April 588 22 Barbra Streisand's Greatest Hits Volume II-April 568 23 The Wall-Pink Floyd-December 550 24 Dire Straits-Dire Straits-April 530 25 Don't Walk,Boogie-Various Artists-January 460 26 Eat To The Beat-Blondie-October 456 27 Golden Greats-Diana Ross-November 440 28 A Collection Of Their 20 Greatest Hits-Three Degrees-March 416 29 The Specials-The Specials-October 400 30 Midnight Hustle-Various Artists-January 394 31 Action Replay-Various Artist comp. (K-Tel)-February 378 32 Manifesto-Roxy Music-June 376 33 Lena's Music Album-Lena Martell-November 356 34 Love Songs-Elvis Presley-December 350 35 Night Owl-Gerry Rafferty-July 348 36 Pleasure Principle-Gary Numan-September 346 37 Lodger-David Bowie-June 344 38 Tusk-Fleetwood Mac-November 336 39 Hottest Hits-Hot Chocolate-December 330 40 Rock 'N' Roller Disco-Various Artists-November 322 41 Fate For Breakfast-Art Garfunkel-May 322 42 The Best Of Earth,Wind & Fire Vol. 1-Earth,Wind & Fire-February 316 43 Marty Robbins Collection-Marty Robbins-February 304 44 Do It Yourself-Ian Dury & The Blockheads-June 302 45 Greatest Hits-Wings-January 300 46 ELO'S Greatest Hits-Electric Light Orchestra-November 298 47 Communique-Dire Straits-June 298 48 In Through The Out Door-Led Zeppelin-September 286 49 Live Killers-Queen-July 282 50 The Best Of The Dooleys-Dooleys-August 280 51 Bridges-John Williams-July 280 52 Greatest Hits:1972-1978-10cc-November 270 53 Oceans Of Fantasy-Boney M-September 264 54 Slow Train Coming-Bob Dylan-September 256 55 Down To Earth-Rainbow-August 254 56 Country Life-Various Artists-April 252 57 Black Rose:A Rose Legend-Thin Lizzy-May 250 58 The Long Run-Eagles-October 242 59 At Budokan-Bob Dylan-May 236 60 Thank You Very Much:Reunion Concert At The London Palladium-Cliff Richard & The Shadows-February 234 61 The Great Rock 'N' Roll Swindle-Sex Pistols-March 216 62 Strangers In The Night-UFO-February 212 63 London Calling-Clash-December 206 64 Rock 'N' Roll Juvenile-Cliff Richard-September 204 65 Peace In The Valley-Various Artists-December 198 66 Sky-Sky-June 196 67 Some Product Carri On-Sex Pistols-August 186 68 Back To The Egg-Paul McCartney & Wings-June 184 69 Night Moves-Various Artists-December 182 70 Billie Jo Spears Singles Album-Billie Jo Spears-May 178 71 Highway To Hell-AC/DC-August 164 72 Equinoxe-Jean-Michel Jarre-February 158 73 Whatever You Want-Status Quo-October 154 74 Setting Sons-Jam-November 144 75 This Is It-Various Artists-June 140 76 20 Golden Greats-Mantovani-November 126 77 The Fine Art Of Surfacing-Boomtown Rats-October 126 78 Traquillity-Mary O'Hara-December 114 79 Street Life-Crusaders-September 112 80 All Aboard-Various Artists-December 108 81 The Raven-Stranglers-September 100 82 Live (X Cert)-Stranglers-March 94 83 Crepes And Drapes-Showaddywaddy-December 92 84 The Adventures Of The Hersham Boys-Sham 69 90 85 Journey Through The Secret Life Of Plants-Stevie Wonder-November 88 86 Unleashed In The East-Judas Priest-September 78 87 Bomber-Motorhead-October 76 88 Morning Dance-Spyro Gyra-August 74 89 Imperial Wizzard-David Essex-April 74 90 Even Now-Barry Manilow-February 72 91 Desolation Angels-Bad Company-March 42 92 52nd Street-Billy Joel-March 42 93 Mr. Universe-Gillan-October 40 94 Disco Inferno-Various Artists-April 40 95 Kenny Rogers Singles Album-Kenny Rogers-December 38 96 Golden Greats-Doris Day-January 38 97 Join Hands-Siouxsie And The Banshees-September 36 98 Rust Never Sleeps-Neil Young And Crazy Horse-July 36 99 The Undertones-The Undertones-June 36 100 A Monument To British Rock-Various Artists-June 36 101 Tubeway Army-Tubeway Army-September 34 102 Welcome To The Cruise-Judie Tzuke-September 34 103 Go West-Village People-May 34 104 Country Portraits-Various Artists-April 34 105 Inflammable Material-Stiff Little Fingers-February 34